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FOUNTAIN IYMPAN OILBR.

No. 470,460. Patented Mm. "a, 18192.-

`ITED STATES ATE-NT Brion..

IIARRY s. BANTA AND wILIiARD I. RAMBERGER, oFKANsAs cIrY, MISSOURI; SAIDlDANTA AssIGNoR To sAID BAMRERGER.

FOUNTAIN TYMerm-.oulal SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.470,460, dated March 8, 1892.v

Application tiled May 2, 189l. Serial No. 391,325. (No model.) l

T0 LZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that we, HARRY S. BANTA and ments in Fountain Tympan-Oilers;and we do t hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,`

and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

Our invention relates to an improved fountain tympan-oiler; and theobject is to provide a cheap and simple device adapted to be used byhand to o il the tympan on a printing or plate press to prevent offset,and which will operate to evenly distribute the oil over the ent-iretympan.

With these ends in view our invention consists of a hollow receptaclehaving a flexible diaphragm, a base connected to said receptacle, and asaturating medium fixed to the base. The receptacle is screw-threaded toscrew into the base, and between the base and receptacle is placed asupply-conduit, which is secured in place on the broad flat base of theoiler. The base has downwardlyprojecting sides, between which isfastened the saturating medium, and a short tube projects from thereceptacle through the base a sufficient distance to convey the oildirectly from the receptacle to the saturating medium.

To enable others to more readily understand our invention, we haveillustrated the Same in the accompanying drawings,l in Which- Figure Iis a perspective View of our im proved fountain tympan-oiler; and Fig.Il is a vertical sectional View taken longitudinally through the oiler.

Referring to the drawings, in which like letters of reference denotecorresponding parts in both figures, A designates the hollow receptacleVwhich contains the oil. This recepdium, The diaphragm is protected fromthe ordinary wear of constant use by downwardly-projecting iiangesct,.which form a continuation of the sides of the oil-receptacle andproject below the diaphragm a, which is secured thereto in a Vsuitablemanner. The apex of this oil-receptacle is continued or extended bymeans of a hollow tube B and is the conduit or tube into the saturatingmethreaded onl its inner surface and designed to. receive the threadedneck C of the supplycond uit B. A washer b is fitted aroundv thethreaded neck of the supply-conduit, so that a tight and firm jointisformed, which is desirable toprevent the oil from* dripping out.

The supply-conduit B is provided with an enlarged flange c aboutmidwayof its length,

l and this conduit is threaded externally below the flange c, so as tobe firmly secured into the base D of the oi'ler, the iiange serving toarrest the inward adjustment of the conduit into the base. This baseDconsists of arectangular-shaped metallic shell or case d, having thedepending flanges d extending entirely around the edges thereof, inwhich the saturating medium is clamped or otherwise secured by means ofa solid clamping plate or block F, which forms a part of the base andserves as a reinforce to the metallic shell d.

The saturating medium E isprefe'rably a strip of merino wool; but we mayalso use a sponge, rags, or other material, as desired.

The solid clamping plate or block F is arranged to fit within the sidesd of the case or shell D, by which the edges of the saturating mediumare tightly drawn over the block or plate, and then are securely held inposition by bending them over the block to be clamped between itself andthe case or shell, as at a: in Fig. 1I; or the saturating medium'may besecured in its proper place by screws or pins.

The conduit B passes through the plate or block and projects into thesoft saturating medium, so that the oil which is Vimpelled from thereceptacle is conducted directly to the saturating medium and is evenlydistributed throughout the same.

This fountain-oiler has been found to be a useful device for printers,as it can be filled with oil and usedV for several days withoutrefilling. The device operates to distribute IOO the oil evenly anduniformly over the tympan, and it effects a saving in time by combiningin one article'an oil-receptacle and the brush for applying the oil. ltalso obviates the use ofvrags for applying oil, which is the commonpractice, but which is objectionable owing to the great inconvenienceand Waste of oil.

`We are aware that changes in the form and proportion of parts anddetails of construction can be made without departing from the spiritorv sacrificing the advantages of our invention, and we thereforereserve the right to make such changes as fall within the scope of ourinvention.

Having thus'described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, isf 1. A tympan-oiler comprising anoil-receptacle having a tapered end, the supply-conduit .removablysecured in said oil-receptacle, the case or shell having thedownwardly-extending side pieces, the stiit backing F, and thesaturating` medium tightly clamped between the backing and the case orshell, substantially as described.

2. A tympanoiler,comprising an oil-recepthreaded end, a projectingflange on said conp duit, the washer, the case or shell, the stiibacking wholly inclosed within said case or shell and secured on thesupply-conduit, and the saturating medium tightly clamped between thebacking and the case or shell, substantially as described.

3. A tympanoiler comprising the base havingthe brush, the stiff backingwhich clamps the brush between itself and the base, a tube or conduitfixed in said base and discharging t0 the brush, and the removableoil-receptacle secured to the protruding end of the tube or conduit,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we aliix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

HARRY S. BANTA. lVILLARD I. BAMBERGER.

Witnesses:

-O. E. GROVE,

W. B. MOORE.

